--- Gifts from the garden ---

These beautiful apricots are the second harvest from our very young tree in the vegetable garden. 

How generous!

We were so excited as they were so perfect and sweet, and of course we had enough to share with the birds...

Thank you little tree!

- Summer -

Then followed that beautiful season ..... Summer ........

Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light;

and the landscape lay as if new

created in all the freshness

of childhood.

-  Henry Wadsworth -

- Bagworms & Bullfrogs -

- oOo -

October flush

How did the rose ever open its heart and give this world all its beauty? It felt the encouragement of Light against its Being. --- Hafiz

Dandelion Thinking ...

I took this photo a few days ago ...  it reminded me of this beautiful poem -

Dandelion Thinking

- Monica Cromhout - 

Dandelions
don't care

that nobody cares

to cultivate dandelions.

Dandelions
 don't know

that everyone knows -

they grow everywhere.

Underfoot. In cracks.
 Extravagantly.
-----

The smell of Spring ...!

Don't you love the smell of Spring? I can smell it coming each year - it makes me come alive - both inside and outside!

I thaw my winter bones and spring into creativity.

... Earth laughs in flowers ...
  

These treasures appear in my garden each year ...

In the pond ... 

Colourburst!

Covering the pergola ... 

I looooove Spring - both inside and outside......!